Stash busting: Sew House Seven Pullover Sweater / OOP Simplicity 8529

 

Out-of-print (OOP) Simplicity 8529 hit the work table several times in the past, more than half a dozen times.  Of all the previous versions, this is the first attempt at sewing view D, the sweatshirt style.  This project was meant to be a test version before cutting into more precious fabric.  The goal was to create an oversized sweatshirt in a sweatshirt fleece fabric.  But have you seen fabric store prices of sweatshirt fleece lately?  That fabric dream vanished quickly.  

I am trying to see if I can piece together enough sweatshirt fleece scraps to maybe 🤞 make a patchwork version sometime in the future.  But I digress.  

This version is made with a Ponte knit.  Also known as Ponte de Roma, it's a double knit fabric made out of man-made fibers.  Yes, there is Ponte de Roma in the stash.  As a self-professed natural fabric lover, my secret is out.  Let's move on.  The fabric was pretreated with a tumble in the washing machine and dryer.  

There were no changes to the pattern.  Size large was traced out for this version and on my frame it is oversized.  Just what I was looking for, however, the next version I will have to shorten the length of the sleeve pattern piece.  

Project Details

Seams:  Knit stitch

Seam finish:  serged

Fabric:  1.4 metres

Pattern:  OOP Simplicity 8529

Additional Tools & Supplies:  Cutting table, pins, flip board paper, black marker, paper scissors, fabric scissors, various small and heavy objects used as pattern weights, tailor's chalk, Janome sewing machine, walking foot, Janome serger, tweezer, threads, thread clippers and tea.  

Happy Sewing!